Top US Navy officer jailed for swapping secrets for prostitutes in massive bribery scandal that ‘potentially jeopardized national security’
Captain Daniel Dusek is highest-ranking officer charged in navy scandal
He was sentenced to 46 months in prison for giving classified information to a Malaysian contractor in exchange for prostitutes and lavish gifts
Dusek, 49, plead guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in January 2015
A US district judge said Dusek ‘potentially jeopardized national security’
He’s one of 10 naval officers charged in the scandal that’s worth millions
By VALERIE EDWARDS
DAILYMAIL.COM
26 March 2016
A top US Navy officer was sentenced to 46 months in prison on Friday for giving classified information to a Malaysian contractor in exchange for prostitutes and lavish gifts.
Captain Daniel Dusek, 49, the highest-ranking officer charged in a massive navy bribery scandal, was also ordered to pay a $70,000 fine and $30,000 in restitution to the navy.
‘It’s truly unimaginable to the court that someone in your position with the United States Navy would sell out based on what was provided to you – hotel rooms, entertainment and the services of prostitutes,’ US District Judge Janis Sammartino said during the sentencing in San Diego, California.
Sammartino added that Dusek’s actions could have ‘potentially jeopardized national security’.
Dusek, who pleaded guilty in January 2015 to conspiracy to commit bribery, was among several current and former naval officers charged in the scandal that involved tens of millions of dollars in bribes.
He’s one of 10 defendants charged so far in the case, perhaps the biggest corruption scandal in the Navy’s history, according to The Washington Post.
At one point Dusek served as deputy director of operations for the US 7th Fleet.
The man at the center of the scandal, contractor Leonard Francis, also pleaded guilty in the case last year, admitting that his Singapore-based company — Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA).
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